“Gazzetta dello Sport” reporter Luigi Garland reviewed Federico Chiesa’s goal-line clearance in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland: “He was not just chasing Isido…”
Earlier this week, Italian winger Chiesa made a dramatic 93rd-minute run across the goal line and denied Wilson Isidor across half-field to save Italy a point in the Premier League at home to Sunderland in the 93rd minute.
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Chiesa has been praised by Liverpool manager Arne Slott and a number of Reds fans on social media, and his efforts have also attracted attention from the Italian media.
How do the Italian media evaluate Chiesa’s lifting of the ban?
LIVERPOOL, UK – SEPTEMBER 23: Federico Chiesa of Liverpool during the Carabao Cup third round match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield on September 23, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
“That violent sprint backwards embodies the meaning of his troubled present. He is not only chasing Isidore, but also the Chiesa he once was,” wrote Gazzetta dello Sport reporter Luigi Galando.
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“The best part of his past. In the words of the German poet and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Oh, if only I Know this on the way backthis a long way Enter land of childhood. This is what we wish for him, not the goals, the national team or the World Cup, but the peace of a man and the joy of children playing. “
Chiesa returns to Italy in 2026?
Italian forward #14 Federico Chiesa reacts during the end of the Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Switzerland and Italy at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on June 29, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Chiesa has not played for the Italian national team since June 2024, when the Azzurri lost 2-0 to Switzerland and faced the last 16 knockout rounds of the European Cup 2024.
The Italian winger has turned down an international call-up under Gennaro Gattuso as he aims to gain full fitness at club level before returning to the Azzurri.
Gattuso’s assistant Leonardo Bonucci has left the door open for Chiesa to return in 2026, when the Azzurri face Northern Ireland in the World Cup play-off semi-finals on March 26.